Once upon a time I’d not have considered picking up a snake, and am still not likely to handle a very big one. But the design and the mechanics of their bodies is truly fascinating. They can move sideways up a bucket wall then stop and stay still for long minutes at a go. It must take enormous energy to stay up there, because the baby tumbled down and rested awhile before starting up again, getting a little higher with each successive climb.
ALSO - Please remember the wedding shower for Heidi & Chris at Wednesday Night Supper tomorrow, August 28, 6:00 PM. Since they already have everything a house requires, we are giving them what every family needs – CASH. Bring a few greenbacks to pin to the money tree and enjoy a wonderful summer meal and some cake!
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August 20, 2019
Beloved: Just when it seems that writer’s block has gotten the best of me, along comes a congregant to save the day. Thanks, Donetta, for the delightful article about life together around the church supper table. You can check it out here. We break bread together plenty and yet never too often. Making these meals happen is one of the ways we feed each other, body and soul, and how we draw new friends more deeply into our life together. When I am a very old woman and I’ve forgotten every Bible verse I ever knew and every sermon I ever preached, I pray I remember feeding generations of babies, kids, and teenagers in this church basement. I pray I remember the bushels of corn we’ve husked and pies we’ve made together in this tiny kitchen. I pray to remember the cooking disasters that made us laugh and the triumphs that made us sigh with pleasure. I pray to remember the mouse invasion of 2018 that nearly unhinged Heidi and me but has left us laughing hysterically about it since. I pray to remember the hundreds and hundreds of Chinese dumplings we’ve rolled and pinched and boiled together on countless Global Women Tuesday afternoons. Surely I’ve consumed at least a million church food calories and I don’t regret a single one of them. That said, the time for making memories around the table isn’t close to over. We’ve another Wednesday Night Supper next week, August 28th, and this time we’re adding on a wedding shower for Heidi and Chris. No ordinary presents requested, just some cash to pin to the money tree. We’ll have a wedding cake and good wishes to share along with a summer meal. Jodi has a list of folks willing to feed a student or two after church on September Sundays. E-mail her or text her to add your name there. The blessings will be at the table, no matter where the table is. ~ peace & prayers, pastor annette Article: https://babylonbee.com/news/crock-pot-introduces-new-430-gallon-model-baptist August 13, 2019 Beloved: My goodness but didn’t it storm last night! The hens are extra grumpy this morning, no doubt for loss of sleep, but the hydrangeas appear much refreshed. Coming round the bend of late summer such soaky good rain is a treat for these plants who have taken care of business so faithfully for months. Other joys this time of year: neighborhood school kids at the bus stop in their new shoes and backpacks, international students loading their bags into Uber out front of Target, and nights almost cool enough to sleep with the windows open. Best of all – y’all are back from your summer travels, so Sunday morning attendance has picked up again. Along with the busyness of town we’ve oodles going on at church these days too. Check it out. Today ~ Pridefest Volunteer Training this evening. If you signed up you have email with details about this. This weekend, August 17-18
It really is the most wonderful time of the year to be called University Baptist Church. Join me in making it mean something very special to the guests who are arriving daily as we pray for them, receive them gracefully and offer them a place in our life together. The joy will be all ours.
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